Friday, October 7, 2016

Christmas in Paris - Pub Week Giveaway

Isabel
Lawson is standing on the balcony of her suite at the Hotel de Crillon as she
gazes at the twinkling lights of the Champs-Élysées and wonders if she’s made a
terrible mistake. She was supposed to be visiting the Christmas tree in the
Place de la Concorde, and eating escargots and macaroons with her new husband
on their honeymoon. But a week before the wedding, she called it off. Isabel is
an ambitious Philadelphia finance woman, and Neil suddenly decided to take over
his grandparents' farm. Isabel wasn't ready to trade her briefcase for a pair
of rubber boots and a saddle.

When Neil suggested she use their honeymoon tickets
for herself, she thought it would give her a chance to clear her head. That is
until she locks herself out on the balcony in the middle of winter. Thankfully
her neighbor Alec, a French children’s illustrator, comes to her rescue. He too
is nursing a broken heart at the Crillon for the holidays. With a new friend by
her side, Isabel is determined to use her time in the "city of lights"
wisely. After a chance encounter with a fortune teller, and a close call with a
taxi, she starts to question everything she thought was important.

Anita Hughes was born in Sydney, Australia and had a charmed
childhood that included petting koala bears, riding the waves on Bondi Beach,
and putting an occasional shrimp on the barbie. Her writing career began at the
age of eight, when she won a national writing contest in THE AUSTRALIAN
newspaper, and was named "One of Australia's Next Best Writers." (She
still has the newspaper clipping.)

She received a B.A. in English Literature with a
minor in Creative Writing from Bard College, and attended UC Berkeley's Masters
in Creative Writing program.

She lives in Dana Point, CA with her family, where
she interrupts her writing to watch the glorious sunsets.